With Andreas Schager, Elza van den Heever, and Tanja Ariane Baumgartner leading the cast, and Christian Thielemann at the helm, audiences will be transported into the heart of a mystical narrative. This opera, renowned for its intricate psychological depth and lavish score, weaves a tale of a fairy empress on a quest to gain a shadow—symbolizing her desire for motherhood and human connection.
Richard Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten
![Two women — one dsressed in white and one in black — stare forward intensely](https://www.wfmt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Die_Frau_ohne_Schatten_1__14_169-962x541.jpg)
A scene from Vienna State Opera's Die Frau ohne Schatten